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Detente, Sort of, on Student Loans
Lawmakers at House hearing agree that industry and government programs should compete, but clash on most everything else.
British Union Abandons Boycott
Reversal of action against 2 Israeli universities follows an outcry in the UK and from many American academic groups.
Campus Fires Draw Congressional Scrutiny
6 deaths in April prompt gathering of lawmakers and flurry of legislation aimed at encouraging (and challenging) colleges.
A New AP
The College Board, facing criticism of a popular program, wants its courses to look more like the best intro courses at colleges.
Dwindling Support
Report finds that programs for minority Ph.D. students are so afraid of legal and political challenges that they are broadening their missions.
Academic Freedom or Intolerance of Faith?
A new department chair's past writings set off a furor at Brooklyn College.
House Endorses Expanded U.S. Research on Stem Cells
The vote defies Bush, but margin is insufficient to withstand a promised veto.